Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1887-12-16

ment, far more impressive than ii already
the true and false development" theory.
Facts are agreed upon by both sides. 1t lie
only where explanation begins that diver
gence takes its start. To say that the slow
processes Of rRhIing wrong are the ever
lastipgly foreordained plans OF our Al.
mighty and Advise God, is, to me, simple
SANDER, akin to blasphemy. To assert that
first the blade, then the ear, then the corn
corn 10 the ear" are. Gods wisdom, un
bindered, working at its best, is to degrade
the proper conception OF the Almighty.
But regarded a. the best He can do, with
DEVILS power aud mans will in combined
opposition, il lie patheticslly and hopefully
beautiful and appropriate.
SO the true theory Of scriptural develop
ment is not God beginning, OF choice, with
weakness and mesnness and imnaturity
and raising all by slow and gradual steps to
strength and grandeur and periectness; but
the good God taking in hand a bad DEVILS
ruin and restoring it, AZ faith slowly gives
Him the warrant and power for efiecting it.
The fret IL linked with scientific scepticism
The latter lie the outcome OF loyal faith in
God aud His holy scriptures.
Blu, the good Bishops practical points
we're splendid 30 full OF encouragement,
to press on and not be disheartened by I'D.
parent or even real failure. Again, a. in
former discourse, he didn't seem to be
swa'e where his doctrine logically landed
him. And az he eloquently pointed out
how he who begins good work will Ger
tainly finish it; and that the Sermon on the
Mount was bound to be something more
than an unreslIz I'd ideal, in, perhaps, the
near future, | thought OF the blessed time
when "all enemies" should be subdued.
death abolished and the kingdom, cleansed
OF every deiling element, should he deliy.
cred up by the son to the Father and God
be all in all. No half way work; no death
from which our God cannot bring a resur.
rection; no haling, with a doubtful victo =
~ and hell claiming more souls than heav.
en-. Bishop I. didn's cay this; psrhsp. did
not see it. Bat did aud do, Praise the
! LORD.
Columbus is the handsomest city in Miss
issippi. All agree to this The pretties,
in the South, many assert. | can well be-
hese 1t after five days sojouru and a crit.
ical inspection lin and about" Broad
streets, nicely graveiled, furnishing many
miles OF beautiful driving; houses built il
exquisite taste and no, confined TO par
ticulsr locality, contrasting with the equal
OF OF the less favored portions, but scatter.
ed all over the place In equable distribu
ton, giving the pIeasing impression that
general prosperity pervades the pretty city
And the mansions Of before the wah" Al.
terna'e with the poet bellum villas, in du,
proportion and most agreeable variety. IN,
neS rebutting the charge OF "Antiquated
and the old redeeming from the slur O
Putcnu while a neatness, almost New En-
gIaHdy, reigns, in the general makeup O
} private premises Shade trees line IN
streets; elm and water OAK; magnolias in tn
greatest proiuson sdorn front lawns; all
snowy eq ipage-, handsome opsn Carriages
. drawn by pampered and spirited horses
, adorned With female besuty. elegant
} dressed, carries us back to the DAYS {
+. wealth and prosperity, before grim Wis
r aged war" frowned upon a blightei, blast
. ed South. Very few places yet put O
"sryle" like Columbus, for the life and deaf
. struggle for meat and bread" has been TO
e recent; but here and there the signs tina
r the dresrv conflict ia over, and a spirite
}, people are getting the better Of misfortuu,
0 multiply space. 1t will not be long befor
the entire